- Paperback: 114 pages
- Publisher: Japan Publications Trading Co (May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 488996116X
- ISBN-13: 978-4889961164
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 21 x 0.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
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I have several origami flowers books but this one is by far the best. Not only does it describe how to fold the flowers, but also the buds and leaves as well. It also describes how to construct the flowers with florists wire and tape, and how to arrange them in a realistic way.
I folded a bouquet of 15 various blooms for my mother when she was ill, and they have been in pride of place in a vase ever since.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I have had much difficulty attempting to decipher the diagrams in some places. It appears that important steps were omitted, forgotten, or presumed by the author. It might also be a translation issue, since the author is Japanese, but it is the responsibility of the publisher and author to ensure that a book is understood and that the diagrams can be followed start to finish. Sometimes the explanations leave me wondering how the diagram got to that particular stage, and I ended up giving up in frustration. I did manage to complete a few models, but only after discovering that I needed to do something else that was not described in the diagram. I think it would have been better to have actual photographs of each step, versus a line drawing. Perhaps even more detailed and complete drawings would have improved the instructions.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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All in all, I think this is a quality book, but definitely not for beginners or the impatient!
At the front of the book there are lovely photos of the finished bouquets and at the back of the book there are actual size templates for leaves - very useful.
The instructions are all very clear, although personally I find many of the projects too complicated, particularly the ones starting from a hexagon, pentagon, octagon or polygon base (there are only about 8 flowers in the book that start from a square base, so you'll need to prepare lots of paper in the aforementioned shapes). Many of the flowers involve using radial creases.
In total there are about 35 flowers to fold: roses, hyacinth, stock, tulip, carnation, violet, pansy, narcissus, dokudami, cineraria, polyanthus primrose, gerbera, zinnia, japanese iris, hollyhock, hydrangea, blue star, morning glory, begonia,sunflower, dahlia, clematis, spray mum, chrysanthemum, cornflower, cosmos, ballon flower, cyclamen!
So, while there are many simpler instructions for roses and sunflowers on the web, there are some more unusual flower projects in this book, which you may not find so easily elsewhere.
I don't regret buying the book, as it has given me many ideas on how to display flowers and how to add finishing touches, like leaves and buds. However, the projects in this book are certainly complicated and time-consuming.
At the front of the book there are lovely photos of the finished bouquets and at the back of the book there are actual size templates for leaves - very useful.
The instructions are all very clear, although personally I find many of the projects too complicated, particularly the ones starting from a hexagon, pentagon, octagon or polygon base (there are only about 8 flowers in the book that start from a square base, so you'll need to prepare lots of paper in the aforementioned shapes). Many of the flowers involve using radial creases.
In total there are about 35 flowers to fold: roses, hyacinth, stock, tulip, carnation, violet, pansy, narcissus, dokudami, cineraria, polyanthus primrose, gerbera, zinnia, japanese iris, hollyhock, hydrangea, blue star, morning glory, begonia,sunflower, dahlia, clematis, spray mum, chrysanthemum, cornflower, cosmos, ballon flower, cyclamen!
So, while there are many simpler instructions for roses and sunflowers on the web, there are some more unusual flower projects in this book, which you may not find so easily elsewhere.
I don't regret buying the book, as it has given me many ideas on how to display flowers and how to add finishing touches, like leaves and buds. However, the projects in this book are certainly complicated and time-consuming.
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It's an advanced book with beautiful origami, however, the diagrams could be better. They are unclear in many stages, making some of the folds hard to comprehend.
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This book has beautiful pictures BUT I think that you need quite a bit of experience before you can follow these diagrams & hence make these flowers. Read more
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